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bollworms. Therefore the seed was required to be heated to this temperature 
or higher and only such mills were designated as met this requirement. A number 
of compresses were also designated to take care of the lint. It is gratifying to re- 
port that all of the plants involved cooperated whole-heartedly in this undertaking. 
A check of the gin records disclosed that considerable quantities of seed had 
been returned to the farms, especially in the area of western Texas. As some of 
the seed undoubtedly contained living worms and would be used for planting 
purposes, steps were taken to have all of this seed sterilized. The work was 
done by the State authorities under the supervision of inspectors of this project. 
Approximately 4,300 tons of seed were treated in Texas, and about 115 tons in 
New Mexico. As this was just a little over half the seed returned to the farms in 
Texas, a check-up on the farmers shown as having returned seed to the farm but 
not having had it sterilized was immediately begun. As was to be expected, 
large quantities of this seed had been used for feeding purposes, and other amounts 
had later been sold to gins, oil mills, etc. This checking had not been quite 
completed at the end of the fiscal year, but the results obtained indicated that 
practically all of this seed would be satisfactorily accounted for. Only a few 
farmers planted untreated seed, and the acreage involved in such plantings was 
quite small. 
THE SITUATION IN OTHER REGULATED AREAS 
Inspections were begun in the Salt River Valley of Arizona early in the spring 
of 1933 as soon as the cotton began to fruit and were continued throughout the 
summer until gin trash was available for inspection. The entire output of trash 
from some of the gins was inspected, and a large percentage of the trash from the 
others. This work was continued until the middle of December, at which time 
most of the crop had been ginned and, as no signs of the pink bollworm had been 
found during the past two seasons, the area was released from quarantine, 
effective December 23, 1933. 
In the remaining areas of Texas, New Mexico, and southeastern Arizona, 
sufficient trash was inspected to afford information as to the degree of infestation. 
There was a general increase in all of these areas, except parts of Arizona, the 
increase being especially marked in the Pecos Valley of Texas and New Mexico. 
A summary of the various kinds of inspection, together with the number of speci- 
mens found, is shown in table 6. 
Table 6. — Summary of inspections for the pink bollworm in regulated areas, crop 
season 1933 
Gin trash inspected 
Field inspections 
Laboratory 
inspections 
District 
Bushels 
Boll- 
worms 
collected 
Man- 
days 
Boll- 
worms 
collected 
Samples 
Boll- 
worms 
collected 
Formerly regulated areas: 
Number 
437 
537 
118 
99 
466 
743 
18 
1 

1,911 
40, 252 
588 
345 
Number 
182 
1,463 
171, 269 
14, 008 
1,174 
145 
5 
1 

34 



Number 










11 
46 
22 
Number 













Number 
111 
190 

76 
109 
234 



600 
1,840 
669 
273 
Number 
2 
22 
Bis; Bend, Tex 

Hudspeth County, Tex. (southeastern 
part)..- - .- ... 
1,883 
El Paso Valley, Tex 
5 
Mesilla Valley, Tex. and N. Mex 
4 


Duncan Valley, Ariz, and N. Mex 
Safford Valley, Ariz.. 





Total 
45,515 
188, 281 
79 

4, 102 
1,916 
New areas: 
248 
2,624 
5, 902 
1 
3 
60 
123 
358 
259 

10 
14 
18 
314 
160 


Western extension, Texas and New 
5 
Total 
8,774 
64 
740 
24 
492 
5 
54, 289 
188, 345 
819 
24 
4,594 
1,921 
